La Vénus de Lespugue, Joconde de la Préhistoire

Original and unexpected in design, this figurine had inspired many of the best-known artists of the XXᵉ century and still questions today. Nathalie Rouquerol has spent long hours studying this miniature, perhaps finally solving the mystery of its strangeness. Beyond the intrigue, it's the mental universe of prehistoric populations that appears to us with a sensitivity and vitality that should inspire us.

Nathalie Rouquerol is a prehistorian and graduate of the École des hautes études en...